court-mandated
Ordered by judge
Court-mandated describes something required by a judge's order.
The term appears with treatments, programs, or actions that someone must complete as a legal obligation: court-mandated therapy, court-mandated community service, court-mandated drug testing.
Failure to comply typically results in penalties including fines or jail time.
Arranged or commanded
- requiredNeeded by rule
- compulsoryRequired, not optional
- obligatoryRequired by rule
- enforcedMade to be followed
judicial · ruling · decree · stipulated · adjudicated · binding · statutory · compliance
Recovery from injury/addiction
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- anger managementControlling hostile emotions
- substance abuseHarmful habitual intoxicant use
psychiatric evaluation · drug testing · mental health · AA meetings · outpatient · inpatient · sobriety · intervention
Supervised trial period
- community serviceUnpaid labor benefiting society
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- sentencingImposing legal punishment
- paroleConditional early release
electronic monitoring · house arrest · ankle bracelet · curfew · check-ins · conditions · violation · supervised release
Official or formal visit
- child supportMandated parental financial contribution
- parenting classesInstruction in raising children
- custody arrangementTerms for shared parenting
- supervised visitsObserved custody meetings
mediation · coparenting · divorce · separation · parental rights · reunification · protective order · restraining order
ordered
Arranged or commanded
- requiredNeeded by rule
- compulsoryRequired, not optional
- obligatoryRequired by rule
enforced · judicial · ruling · decree · stipulated · adjudicated · binding · statutory · compliance · injunction
rehabilitation
Recovery from injury/addiction
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- anger managementControlling hostile emotions
substance abuse · psychiatric evaluation · drug testing · mental health · AA meetings · outpatient · inpatient · sobriety · intervention · assessment
probation
Supervised trial period
- community serviceUnpaid labor benefiting society
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- sentencingImposing legal punishment
parole · electronic monitoring · house arrest · ankle bracelet · curfew · check-ins · conditions · violation · supervised release · diversion program
visitation
Official or formal visit
- child supportMandated parental financial contribution
- parenting classesInstruction in raising children
- custody arrangementTerms for shared parenting
supervised visits · mediation · coparenting · divorce · separation · parental rights · reunification · protective order · restraining order · best interests
court-mandatedvoluntary
Done by choice
optional · elective · discretionary · by choice · self-imposed
court-mandatedinformal
Relaxed, not official
unofficial · suggested · recommended · advisory · non-binding
court-mandatedself-directed
Managing oneself without supervision
informal · unofficial · unsanctioned · extrajudicial · non-compulsory
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